Interesting Cocoa Facts

  1. The Swiss LOVE Chocolate

    2. the Swiss on average eat 8.8 kilograms of chocolate per person yearly, more than anywhere else in the world. That's over 19 pounds!

  2. Aztecs valued chocolate over gold

    3. When Montezuma was defeated by Cortez in 1519, conquistadors searched his palace and found huge quantities of cocoa beans instead of precious meteals.

  3. It takes a cocoa tree 5 years to produce its first cocoa beans

    4. Lots of cocoa beans

  4. Cocoa trees vary in size

    5. They average between 13-16 feet, but some are known to reach 32 feet tall!

  5. Cocoa flowers die quickly

    6. Cocoa flowers blossom on cacao trees all year round, but they will die within 24 hours if not pollinated.

  6. Côte d'Ivoire is the world's largest producer of cocoa

    7. There are over 50,000 cocoa farmers in Côte d'Ivoire. Click the picture on the right for more information.